Thermo-Pur Technologies announces the issuance of a system and method patent, USA No. 8,869,398, for its new revolutionary low cost metal forming manufacturing process. Thermo-Pur Technologies creates exponential change in manufacturing and reduces environmental impact through a low cost, high speed laser welding and superplastic forming process for high tensile strength foil ranging from higher strength carbon steels, stainless and nickel to titanium in thicknesses of 20 to 300 microns (0.02 – 0.3mm).
Metals like titanium, nickel, stainless steel, carbon steels, etc. can now be engineered for cost effective feature enhancements to products and parts when utilizing this disruptive manufacturing technology. The process shatters long-held obstacles in the elongation of high tensile strength foil and opens many mature industries to new low cost manufacturing methods, materials and designs previously considered impractical or economically infeasible. Applications include automotive, aerospace, power generation, railroad, construction, shipping containers and consumer products. Initial metal utilization, type 304 stainless steel, will disrupt mature/legacy product applications incorporating aluminum and/or copper. Engineers can now provide alternative product solutions for business development teams.
Application examples include reducing manufacturing costs and light weighting; automotive engineered steel stampings and assemblies, aerospace honeycomb structures, fuel cell interconnects, reducing energy density of electric batteries, cold plates for lasers, heat exchangers and cell phone frame assembly.